Subject: World War II


Teacher Name: Deborah Ragone & Chris VanLenten


Axis Powers Leaders
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Introduction:


London, 1938

The British government desperately needs accurate information about the dangerous dictators that have risen to power in Germany, Italy, Japan and Russia. The Secret Intelligence Service (SIS) is currently recruiting a group of key personnel that can take part in a dangerous mission to expose these men.


Task:


You have been called to a meeting at the Cabinet War Rooms where the Head of SIS is going to brief you on your mission. You will need to recruit one other person to work with. Your mission and the fate of your country could be at stake if one of you fails the task. You will need to gather evidence on each of the following men:


Adolf Hitler

Josef Stalin

Benito Mussolini

Emperor Hirohito

Once you have gathered enough material, including several images, you need to compile a Top Secret report in which you outline the following areas:

Background (family, education, childhood experiences)
Ideas that they believe in
The organizations or political parties that they lead
How they came to power

You will then need to present your information via this WIKI space to the War Cabinet in Downing Street.


Process:


Process

You will be working in groups of two. Each of you will take on the role of undercover agent with each person working diligently to uncover vital information about the men under investigation. You will need to use the Internet and your own resources to complete the task. You can use the following websites to help you with your research:

Once you have completed this research you should write up a report and post it on the appropriate WIKI page for all committee members to view!

Post to the follwoing sites:

HITLER'S REPORT
STALIN"S REPORT
MUSSOLINI'S REPORT
HIROHITO'S REPORT


Resources:


Hitler

http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/adolf_hitler.htm
http://www.schoolshistory.org.uk/hitlergainspower.htm


Stalin
http://encyclopedia.kids.net.au/page/jo/Joseph_Stalin
http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/joseph_stalin.htm


Mussolini
http://encyclopedia.kids.net.au/page/be/Benito_Mussolini
http://www.academickids.com/encyclopedia/index.php/Benito_Mussolini


Hirohito:
http://www.angelfire.com/ia/totalwar/Hirohito.html
http://encyclopedia.kids.net.au/page/em/Emperor_Hirohito_of_Japan


Evaluation:


Evaluation total 12 points

Group Work -
0 points - Student did not participate.
2 points - Student participated to a small degree.
3 points - Student offered a few helpful thoughts and ideas.
4 points - Student offered opinions and ideas that helped others a great deal.

Research (to be graded by teacher and student together)
0 point - Student used one or two resources.
2 points - Student used a few online resources but shows low level of understanding
3 points - Student used a variety of online resources and shows good understanding.
4 points - Student went out of the way to gather independent resources and shows excellent understanding of the material.

Presentation (to be graded by teacher)
1 point - Student made minimal effort, copied much material from sources.
2 points - Student made an effort to put material into his or her own words.
3 points - Student had original thoughts and took the time to organize material.
4 points - Student wrote and organized the presentation, drawing on many resources.


Conclusion:


Conclusion

If you have managed to complete your mission then your country will be very grateful to you. You may also want to investigate further as questions arise.


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